Living OUR AREA Dalrymple

Lying on the outer most point west of the authority, Dalrymple stands at the north of the Doon Valley. The River Doon is the southern boundary to this agricultural area.

The name Dalrymple is generally believed to derive from Gaelic and means “flat field of the crooked pool or river”. This description accurately describes the location of the village of Dalrymple. Although Dalrymple is an ancient Parish – the actual village is a fairly modern community. Virtually no village existed before 1800 other than a few houses around the Church. Around 1800 two streets – Main Street and Garden Street – were laid out by the local Laird. From that time the village grew slowly until after World War II when surrounding mining communities were in decline and the families were re-homed in new dwellings in Dalrymple.

Dalrymple underwent a large population influx with the advent of council housing. It currently has a population of 1347.